Penguin Palooza

Students will act as conservation scientists rescuing a penguin as they move through various stations learning about adaptations, habitats, prey and predators, and family care. As students learn about penguins, they will be guided to reflect on the question, “How does the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo make a home for penguins?” to determine why zoos are important and how they can benefit our animals.

Grades: Kindergarten to grade 3
Length: 60 minutes
Availability: Mondays, December to February
Capacity: Up to 27 students
Cost: $525 (2 programs) $600 (3 programs)

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Curricular Connections:

Kindergarten

• Demonstrate curiosity, interest, and a willingness to learn about the environment and community 
• Relate a numeral, 1 to 10 to its respective quantity 

Grade 1

• Describe common living things, and identify needs of those living things 
• Demonstrate an understanding of addition of numbers with answers to 20 

Grade 2

• Describe the role of insulation in keeping things hot and cold 
• Identify materials that insulate animals from the cold 
• Demonstrate an understanding of addition (limited to 1- and 2-digit numerals) with answers to 100 

Grade 3

• Describe the appearances and life cycles of some common animals, and identify their adaptations to different environments 
• Identify requirements for animal care 
• Demonstrate an understanding of multiplication to 5×5 

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